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Honey, We Shrunk the Church

Honey, We Shrunk the Church
As Yonat Shimron led off her report: “For American religion, the story of decline just won’t let up.” She was referring to the recent findings in a new survey by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) published last week. But there was some good news.

The SBC Loses Nearly Half a Million More Members

The SBC Loses Nearly Half a Million More Members
I get absolutely no pleasure in relaying that the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), America’s largest Protestant denomination, lost nearly half a million more people in 2022, adding to the three million lost since 2006. It is their largest loss in more than a century.

Episcopal Church Lost over 61,000 Members Before COVID-19 Struck in 2020

Episcopal Church Lost over 61,000 Members Before COVID-19 Struck in 2020

According to several new reports, the Episcopal Church lost over 61,000 members in 2020, all before the COVID-19 pandemic struck.

Poll: More Than 25 Percent of Churchgoers Do Not Plan to Return to In-Person Services Yet

Poll: More Than 25 Percent of Churchgoers Do Not Plan to Return to In-Person Services Yet

According to a new Lifeway Research poll, most churchgoing Americans are not yet ready to return to in-person church services.